7 Reasons You Should Keep a Gratitude Journal

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﻿﻿When your life seems that it’s turned upside down, it’s easy to wonder “Why me?” or “Why is this happening?” or even to feel outright rage at the situation. I know I’ve been there.

But what I’ve found is that by focusing on things I’m grateful for in life, I can often pull myself out the funk pretty quickly. My gratitude journal has been a lifesaver at times.

When I started, I decided that I would journal over the course of 60 days to help develop a habit. It was definitely not easy at first. My current living situation is pretty stressful at times. So there have been moments when I’ve just wanted to scream or hit something.

Instead, I make a conscious effort to breathe in and out slowly and meditate on the things I’m grateful for. I have found this technique useful also when I feel myself spiraling down into a funk.

I play a little game with myself. I focus on one or two things I’m grateful for despite of the current situation. Focusing on the things I’m grateful for helps alleviate some of the stress I may be feeling in that moment. It gives me some time to breathe, think about the current situation and reassess.

Why You Should Keep a Gratitude Journal

Journaling is a concrete way to reaffirm and reinforce my walk in gratitude. Though I don’t journal every day as I did during the initial 60 days, it’s still a positive influence in my life.

Every now and then, I like to go back and read over past journal entries. The benefits I’ve personally experienced from journaling are difficult to ignore. My 60 day experience of “walking in gratitude” has probably helped me more than any other.

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Attitude adjustments start with the words we use when we talk to and about ourselves and journaling just makes those words a little more concrete in our minds. Everyone should be doing this idea of gratitude journaling so thanks for sharing your ideas.

It is hard at first, but the more you do it, the more it becomes second nature. At first, I found every excuse not to journal, but I just started making time for it – either in the early morning or at night before bed. The thing is, your journal doesn’t have to be an essay. It can just be a list of things that you have been grateful for lately.

Currently, I ususally try to write in mine at least every few days. when I find myself falling into a funk, I make of point of taking a bit of time every day to reflect and to journal. It really helps.

This is a super idea! It’s during the toughest times that we need something like this the most. Reminders of all the good things in our lives, reminders of God’s goodness, reminders of just how blessed we are. A grateful heart changes everything, and having all of those thoughts written down in a journal is a great way to make sure we can access them when we need it the most!

I have always believed in positivity and that negative energy can influence what is going on around you.Your idea of writing a journal is great as it makes focusing on the positive easier especially when you have bad things going on. I’ll give it a try

I absolutely adore my Gratitude Journal! It’s such a lovely form of self care and so good for your mental health and general well-being. It definitely helped me stay positive after my Graves Disease diagnosis. And it a still a nightly self care ritual. Thanks for sharing it’s goodness <3

That’s the thing about a gratitude journal. It doesn’t need to be complicated. It’s basically taking some time at the beginnning or end of the day to note the things that you’re grateful. It doesn’t always need to be formal, although some prefer keeping theirs in an actual journal. A notebook or just mentally noting your “gratitude” works just as well, though.

Though I’m in dilemma whether or not gratitude journaling would work for me personally, the benefits you’ve listed down are terrific. Writing in itself (even if it’s not journaling but a blog post) improves my mental health and brings self-awareness. Loved your post. <3

The great thing about gratitude journaling is that you don’t have to do it every day. It does help, though, in the beginning if you’re trying to focus more on gratitude – or develop a gratitude habit. After a while, you’ll find that your mindset automatically shifts towards gratitude in most situations. It’s kind of like how you said that regular journaling helps improve your mental health and promotes self-awareness. Thanks for your comment!